That is a correct thought. If you call the CG with a mayday message, they will ask: Do you have an anchor and have you deployed it?tow insurance won't do any good if you are too close to big rocks when your engine fails
That is a correct thought. If you call the CG with a mayday message, they will ask: Do you have an anchor and have you deployed it?tow insurance won't do any good if you are too close to big rocks when your engine fails
I would mount it on the transom to the left or right of the swim ladder. I doubt the transom needs reinforcement given that it is a major structural element on the boat but it would be easy enough to put a piece of one by six treated decking there to spread out the load. I would leave it hanging on a bracket and fold it up to get the water out of the water. i'm not sure that it would be a spectacle given that people have dinghies with outboards and davits and solar panels and other things all over their boat. I don't think it will interfere with the swim platform. The ladder will still go down and you can still jump into the water although obviously the space will be smaller. I don't see how it could be a bad idea anymore than having a second engine on a jet is a bad idea. It can only improve safety. A back up system is always a good idea.So, enough with the generalities ... what's the plan? Where are you going to mount a bracket? Do you have a plan for reinforcement? How would you operate an outboard from this platform? Do you plan to leave the motor hanging on a bracket or remove it? Do you want a motor mount to interfere with the swim platform? How would you deal with the ladder? Do you really want to make a spectacle out of your transom for the very odd chance that you might someday want to get out of a jamb with an outboard motor? If you keep the motor on a rail mount, would you really want to transfer it to a motor mount in rough conditions while balancing on this swim platform?
You are thinking outside the box, but I think it's a bad idea overall. It's a very undesirable modification for a circumstance that may never occur. Or if you are in a real jamb, you might not be safe in making it ready, limiting your ability to use it as intended. I would put more effort and expense into making sure the diesel is reliable.
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That engine is barely broken in yet, what are your concerns?My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it. I'm thinking with an outboard too I'd have a lot of security, both in terms of propulsion and steering, plus the outboard could double as a dingy motor if I ever get a dingy solid enough for it. Any thoughts? Thanks!
LOL... just trying a couple different spots until they get it rightOr why they drilled at least 6 extra holes (not filled?) in the transom.
Greg
It'd be a real drag if one of those went out. Horrible pun fully intended
A 9.9 will easily push and maneuver your sailboat. When i first bought my 36' 20,000 lb sailboat, the inboard diesel had issues so i did the same thing. I temporarily mounted a 9.9 to the transom and used it to motor from San Diego to Los Angeles. It pushed the boat at 4-5 knots in light winds and 2ish in stronger winds. The problem is getting the prop deep enough. You would need a long shaft outboard which is less than ideal as a backup dinghie motor and one of the extending outboard mounts in a previous post to get it deep enough. I had a tiller extension but locked the outboard so it couldnt turn and steered with the main steering wheel. Starting it was a little bit of a pain because you had to lean out over the transom a fair bit, at least on my boat.that is interesting. If I just lean on the boat when it is at the dock it moves away from the dock sideways with very little effort. That is why I figured 9.9 hp would be adequate to get it moving forward. A guy two boats away from me has a 9.9 hp on his boat . it seems about the same size as mine. Admittedly it looks a little funny. I'll take a picture and see if I can put it up here tomorrow.
Great story and interesting information. Thanks. PS: today you can get a Chinese outboard 9.9 for $1000 so it is not a big expense for the added security you get.A 9.9 will easily push and maneuver your sailboat. When i first bought my 36' 20,000 lb sailboat, the inboard diesel had issues so i did the same thing. I temporarily mounted a 9.9 to the transom and used it to motor from San Diego to Los Angeles. It pushed the boat at 4-5 knots in light winds and 2ish in stronger winds. The problem is getting the prop deep enough. You would need a long shaft outboard which is less than ideal as a backup dinghie motor. I had a tiller extension but locked the outboard so it couldnt turn and steered with the main steering wheel.
As i got more sailing experience and understood my diesel engine better, i ditched the outboard and ended up selling it for a loss. When i learned to sail and subscribed to TowBoatUS the outboard turned outt to be no use.
If i had to do it all over again, i would have just spent the time and $ to hire a mechanic to rebuild or go over the inboard engine and fix what needed to be fixed. In the end it served its purpose for a while but i quickly outgrew it and regretted spending so much $ on it.
And, my engine is still running without much issue six years later.
if by chance you had pictures of the outboard mounted to your 36 ' boat I would love to see them.Great story and interesting information. Thanks. PS: today you can get a Chinese outboard 9.9 for $1000 so it is not a big expense for the added security you get.
True. I went with a brand new Mercury that had a twist shifter on the tiller. I could shift it into gear and apply throttle from the comfort of the cockpit. I thought i would end up keeping it as a dinghie motor but the long shaft does not work well for this.Great story and interesting information. Thanks. PS: today you can get a Chinese outboard 9.9 for $1000 so it is not a big expense for the added security you get.
I probably do somewhere at home on the computer. I hated it every minute it was on the transom to be honest. It was an eyesore on my classic boat but not necessarily so on a smaller boat. Personal taste thing for sure...The guy i sold it to used it exactly for the same reason you are although i think his boat was built for an outboard.if by chance you had pictures of the outboard mounted to your 36 ' boat I would love to see them.
What's your strategy for using both of these together?I'll take the jib with an anchor as a backup any day
Cute. If you re-read my answer it's as below, not both at the same time:What's your strategy for using both of these together?